IEP Chandigarh, January 13

 Haryana State Vigilance Bureau has caught a Sub-Inspector of the Police department, red-handed while accepting a bribe worth Rs 30,000 in Nuh district.

Sharing the information in this regard here today, a spokesperson of the Bureau said that accused SI Bharatpal posted at Pinagwa police station in Nuh district has been caught after a complaint of corruption was filed against him.

The accused was demanding bribe from the victim’s father in lieu of arresting the accused involved in a case. After verification of the complaint, a trap was laid and the accused SI was nabbed while he was accepting the bribe.

A case under the Prevention of Corruption Act had been registered against the accused and further investigation is underway.

IEP Chandigarh, January 13

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala, stated that 10 NABL accredited labs and quality marking centres will be set up to test the quality of the products across the states. He directed the officers to prepare a proposal in this regard.

The Deputy Chief Minister was presiding over the review meeting of the Industries and Commerce Department here today. On this occasion, Additional Chief Secretary of Industries and Commerce Department, Sh. Anand Mohan Sharan, Director General, Sh. Shekhar Vidyarthi, OSD to Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Kamlesh Bhadoo and other officers were present.

Sh. Dushyant Chautala directed the officers to implement the policies of Industries and Commerce Department related to rural areas on priority basis. He said that farmers should be given detailed information about agriculture & agro-based industries and businesses so that they can benefit by adding value to their products.

The Deputy Chief Minister was informed that a total of 57 applications were received under ‘Agri-Business and Food Processing Policy 2018’, in which 42 applications were found to be correct and their projects have been approved. These projects are now receiving investments totalling about Rs. 570 crores, of which a grant of Rs. 120 crores have been approved. The Deputy Chief Minister directed the officers that after studying the projects of the applicants, their subsidy should be issued at the earliest so that they can start their production on time. 

Sh. Dushyant Chautala reviewed in detail the ‘Haryana Enterprises and Employment Policy 2020’, ‘Logistics, Warehousing and Retail Policy 2019’, ‘Electric Vehicle Policy 2022’ and ‘Haryana Enterprises Promotion Centre’ of the department. He asked the officers to speed up the work in the year 2023.

While reviewing the progress regarding various schemes of MSME, he said that the small industries being set up under the said schemes should be given complete support as per the rules so that the employment opportunities for the youth can be increased in the state.

The Deputy Chief Minister was informed that at present there are more than 9.70 lakhs MSMEs in the state, out of which 9.53 lakhs are micro units. More than 19.06 lakhs employment opportunities have been created under MSME in the state, which is a matter of pride for the state.

IEP Chandigarh January 13

Haryana Chief Minister today celebrated the auspicious festival of Lohri among the common people at the Community Centre located in Prem Nagar, Karnal.

During the celebration, Sh. Manohar Lal also prayed for the prosperity of the people of the state and the progress of Haryana.

The Chief Minister also extended hearty greetings to the people of state and country on the eve of Makar Sankranti to be celebrated on January 14.

Speaking on the occasion, Sh. Manohar Lal said that he is happy that he has got an opportunity to celebrate the auspicious festival of Lohri with the people of Karnal city. 

“It is the beauty and speciality of our Indian culture that different festivals are celebrated here. Lohri festival is associated with sharing happiness and communal harmony”, said the Chief Minister. 

On this auspicious festive, I pray to God that there should be happiness and prosperity in everyone’s life, said Sh. Manohar Lal.

Chief Minister interacts directly with the general public in the Lohri programme

The Chief Minister interacted directly with the general public during the Lohri programme. During this, a large number of people and workers met him. 

Sh. Manohar Lal said that the government is continuously working with the spirit of Antyodaya and is trying to resolve every problem related to the common man.  

“New schemes are being implemented to provide better facilities to the people and for the upliftment of the last mile citizen,” said the Chief Minister. 

Karnal MP, Sh. Sanjay Bhatia, Mayor, Smt. Renu Bala Gupta and other dignitaries also remained present on this occasion. 

IEP Chandigarh, January 13

The Haryana government has decided that in cases for engagement on compassionate ground to the dependents of the deceased contractual employees, administrative departments will process such cases to Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam Limited (HKRNL) directly after the approval of the Chief Minister. No concurrence of the Human Resources department is required.

        Giving information in this regard, Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal said that the Human Resource Department was receiving several queries and cases from various departments regarding the engagement of dependents of the deceased contractual employees on compassionate ground and after consideration; the government has taken this decision.

        He informed that as per Clause 12 of the Deployment of Contractual Persons Policy-2022, the Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam Limited have the right to deploy on compassionate basis upto 10 percent of the requisition received during any calendar year on out-of-turn basis for each job role described in the Job Role Annexure. The HKRNL is competent to formulate a procedure for the same, with approval of the Department of Skill Development and Industrial Training. Instructions in this regard have been given to all concerned departments, he added

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Criticizing the Manohar Lal Khattar led BJP government in Haryana, Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday deemed the Khattar regime zero in terms of development and guaranteeing employment.

Hooda flayed the Parivar Pehchan Patra scheme (Family ID), described by the Khattar government as its flagship programme. He said that people told him that the Parivar Pehchan Patra had turned out to be a “Permanent Pareshani Patra (a permanent document of trouble)”. Adding that the Parivar Pehchan Patra issue was also raised during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, he said, had seen tremendous participation of people from various sections.

The Leader of Opposition in the Haryana Assembly alleged that the government had also canceled ration cards of 10 lakh families and the incomes of some families were shown to increase 8-10 times. Even the ration cards of children as young as four to five years were canceled by showing annual incomes of Rs 15,000 to Rs 20,000.

Notwithstanding Khattar countering him on providing “inflated figures” of the state’s debt, Hooda said Haryana’s debt stood at Rs 3.25 lakh crore plus other liabilities of Rs 1.22 lakh crore at present. “If the government feels that this figure is not correct, then it should immediately issue a white paper,” Hooda, a former chief minister of Haryana, said.

Highlighting the government’s failure over providing jobs, he said Haryana had an unemployment rate of over 37 per cent. 

Hooda also alleged that Khattar often tried to falsify reports of the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy while governments in Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, governed by the BJP, quote its figures. Dismissing the state government’s claims that it was giving more powers to the panchayats, Hooda said it was, in fact, handing powers to officials as it wanted to end the power of sarpanches.

While interacting with the reporters present in Chandigarh, Hooda said the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra, which recently concluded its Haryana leg, was completely successful. The former Haryana chief minister said the yatra witnessed “tremendous participation” of people, including farmers, laborers, women, youth, retired officers from the Army and the Air Force, and sportspersons, among others. 

During its two phases in Haryana, the yatra passed through seven districts — Nuh, Gurugram, Faridabad, Panipat, Karnal, Kurukshetra, and Ambala. “The first phase started from Nuh, where people raised the problems of roads, electricity, and water. During the journey from Nuh to Ambala, the poor condition of the roads showed us the quality of governance. “Except the national highway, all the other roads at many places only have potholes,” he said.